Bailey, Thomas L.Murphy, Julia M.James, Robert E.2014-06-022014-06-022009-05-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48395Approximately 9% to 20% of the expenses in- incurred on dairy operations will involve rearing and developing heifers. Therefore, heifers should represent a sound investment, as their impact on future herd profitability is enormous.4 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Dairy CattleVeterinary medicineHeifers -- DevelopmentColostrumDairy cattleExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404/404-282/404-282_pdf.pdfHeifersDairy cattleCow colostrum